Butterfly Kisses

I think by now everyone knows butterflies are the "new dragonflies". Butterflies are very hot right now and you will see them all over my work these days. They have to compete with my beloved birds.


I have picked up butterfly stamps from Memory Box, A Muse and lots of punches to create with.


I will be teaching a class at One Little Spark in Tuckerton NJ on June 26 featuring birds and butterflies.


Here are a couple of more samples.

Hope you enjoyed these and have a sparkling day!


Sue T. 

Happy Birthday.....

to my great friends, Bevy B and Jude (aka the angel)! Both have birthdays a few days apart. Slacker that I am, they both got their cards after their big days. I like to think it was because I wanted them to see my cards alone and not with the big pile they both got on their actual birthday!! But the truth is I was just behind.


Here are their cards for all of you to see. I saw a similar card on someone's blog and ran with the idea.

Thats it for this week! Wishing all the mothers a very a happy mom's day!!


Sue T.

Desk Top Cards

Hey there everyone!


Sorry I missed a week. I was up in the Poconos and at the Heirloom Rubber Stamp convention in Allentown last weekend. Had a great time shopping and then spending quality time with the "angel" Judy stamping for the weekend. Jude spent the entire time playing with her letterpress from Quick kuts while I did what I like- make cards.


Here is an idea I came up with- I am sure someone has done it already, but I had a lot of fun with these.

I call them desk top card. Cards that sit on your desk with an inspirational message on the back.

All you need is an 4.25 inch X 11 inch paper. See the diagram for scoring.

Here are a few more desk top cards.

Here is yet another.

  

Well what do you all think?  Aren't they fun!!! Let's see what you all can do!


Till next week-keep stamping!!


Sue T. 

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

Happy Easter Everyone!!


Right now I am looking a a foggy cloudy morning but I am expecting it to clear up and be sunny and warm. Just the way Easter should be.


Here are a few more cards that went to various folk for the holiday.

Hope you have a blessed day filled with love, family, friends, eggs and jelly beans!

Sue T.

Stamp Scrap Art Tour Haul

This was the big weekend in Oaks for the Stamp Scrap Art show! It is a small but packed jammed convention in our own back yard! While I want to tell everyone how great this show is another part of me wants to keep it a secret so it won't get as crowded and chaotic as Allentown can be.


I was excited beyond measure to see a stamp company that I thought had shut down it's vulcanizer. I first discovered Picture Show stamps when I was out at StampAway many years ago. I had bought a bunch of there stamps and then they just disappeared. It turns out the owner Ann just moved to Maryland and will be doing a few shows a year on the east coast.


Picture Show does not have web site, nor a blog. They don't take credit cards and they only do 2-3 shows a year.  I asked Ann how can you make a living? She said they do OK and it is all word of mouth and mail order sales from a catty. Talk about old school! 


Their style is across the board as you can see from some of stamps in the above picture. I went a little crazy I have to say.  I bought lots and lots of unmounteds on Saturday and then dragged George back on Sunday for more. Unmounteds were very inexpensive at about $2.00-$4.00 each. They stamp beautifully. Ann told me to ink them with a brayer for the best impression, but I had no trouble just inking as I usually do.


Here are a few cards I made with Picture Show stamps.

Ann's husband tells me they are trying to get into Allentown. If you go check them out. There might be a few things left that I didn't buy !!

Sue T.

Scrap Box

How many of you have a scrap box? Ya know the one where you just throw in left over scraps of paper, stamped images ya didn't use but might, and embellishments. If you are a crafter no doubt you know what I am talkin' about.

I have a couple, but this one has been sitting next to my desk and I though instead of starting a whole new project I will use what is in my box and make a couple of cards.


Here are the results. Believe it or not the stamped images were in the box too!

I gotta say though I do see a lot of green in these cards. I have to go through that box again! It can't be all green in there! 

That will be my next challenge to use my box an not have green or just a tiny bit on my next card.

Now it's time to go out and enjoy this fabulous day! Thanks for spending a wee bit of your day with me!

Sue T.

Top of the mornin' to all of ye!

While I am not Irish, I subscribe to the theory that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!


George is Irish though so he always gets a St. Patrick's Day card.


I found lots of really cute St. Patrick's Day stamps by Studio G for a dollar at AC Moore. So I had lots of fun playing.


So wear green and have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!


Sue T.


PS Check out the dollar Studio G Easter stamps at AC Moore too!